B30 3DJ Birmingham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bournville & Cotteridge. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Pershore Road, Birmingham: 82 addresses
- Midland Road, Birmingham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Birmingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,363 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,575 | £1,838 | £2,100 | £2,363 | £2,888 | £3,413 | £3,938 | £4,726 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (47% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): CITY WIDE HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1893 Pershore Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, B30 3DJ: up to 3 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Pershore Road South, Apartment Building adj Kings Norton Fire Station: up to 2 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Lakeside Centre, Kings Norton: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Lakeside Centre, Kings Norton: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- 1586 Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2NH: up to 1 home, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 83 addresses are between 154 m and 158 m above sea level (156 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Watford Road Cotteridge | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 7.1 km |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Northwood Medical Centre | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cotteridge Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Dental Practice | 350 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Birmingham Pts | 340 m |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Spar Cotteridge, Cotteridge Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Cotteridge Park 9.9 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | King's Norton Park 10 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.7 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Hurst Mill Allotments 1.1 ha | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kings Norton Guillotine Stop Lock East of Junction of Stratford on Avon Canal With the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m south-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Norton Guillotine Stop Lock East of Junction of Stratford on Avon Canal With the Worcester and Birmingham Canal | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south-east |
| Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal | Scheduled monument | 750 m south-east |
| Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m south |
| The Saracen's Head | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south |
| Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| King's Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south |
| Red Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south |
| High Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 11 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 39 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 82 |
63 of the postcode's 83 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Pershore Road.